changeset 62482:8db373573379

(Lisp Doc): Eldoc mode shows only the first line of a variable's docstring.
author Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
date Wed, 18 May 2005 14:52:29 +0000
parents a1d383b6a65f
children 8daca9735e20
files man/programs.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/man/programs.texi	Wed May 18 14:44:26 2005 +0000
+++ b/man/programs.texi	Wed May 18 14:52:29 2005 +0000
@@ -1235,9 +1235,10 @@
 function being called at point.  (In other words, it finds the
 function call that point is contained in, and displays the argument
 list of that function.)  If point is over a documented variable, it
-shows the variable's docstring.  Eldoc mode applies in Emacs Lisp and
-Lisp Interaction modes only.  Use the command @kbd{M-x eldoc-mode} to
-enable or disable this feature.
+shows the first line of the variable's docstring.  Eldoc mode applies
+in Emacs Lisp and Lisp Interaction modes, and perhaps a few others
+that provide special support for looking up doc strings.  Use the
+command @kbd{M-x eldoc-mode} to enable or disable this feature.
 
 @node Hideshow
 @section Hideshow minor mode
@@ -2022,7 +2023,7 @@
   Simply inserting a line number is enough to indent it according to
 these rules.  As each digit is inserted, the indentation is recomputed.
 To turn off this feature, set the variable
-@code{fortran-electric-line-number} to @code{nil}.  
+@code{fortran-electric-line-number} to @code{nil}.
 
 
 @node ForIndent Conv